uxorious



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:


Uxorious \Ux*o"ri*ous\, a. [L. uxorius, fr. uxor a wife.]
   Excessively fond of, or submissive to, a wife; being a
   dependent husband. "Uxorious magistrates." --Milton.
   [1913 Webster]

         How wouldst thou insult,
         When I must live uxorious to thy will
         In perfect thraldom!                     --Milton.
   [1913 Webster] -- Ux*o"ri*ous*ly, adv. --
   Ux*o"ri*ous*ness, n.
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